Melanie Barcenas

Melanie Barcenas
Barcenas with the San Diego Wave in 2024
Personal information
Full name Melanie Magali Barcenas[1]
Date of birth (2007-10-30) October 30, 2007 (age 17)[2]
Place of birth San Diego, California, U.S.
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
San Diego Wave FC
Number 25
Youth career
2013–2023 San Diego Surf
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– San Diego Wave FC 17 (1)
International career
2022– United States U17 17 (9)
Medal record
Women's soccer
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Bronze medal – third place Dominican Republic 2024
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 5, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:37, October 20, 2024 (UTC)

Melanie Magali Barcenas (born October 30, 2007) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She was the youngest player in the NWSL when she was signed at the age of 15 in 2023.

  1. ^ "2024 CONCACAF Women's Under-17 Championship – National team roster: USA" (PDF). CONCACAF. January 28, 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 29, 2024. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "United States Women's Under-17 Roster". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on October 30, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
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